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. the crazy thing about this is that this is protective net. that's crazy. wow. look at that. yeah. it looks like it's water. geez. that is pretty crazy. >> good morning, everyone. we're so happy you're with us on assignment in los angeles. the northeast, is bracing for anarctic blast. extreme wind chills set to be the lowest in decades. this morning, the areas impacted by the cold temperatures. we'll take you live to boston. >> plus, a suspended chinese spy balloon the size of three buses has been seen hovering over usair space. where it was just spotted and what the pentagon plan...

Chinese military spokesmen have neither confirmed nor denied the expansion of the ICBM force, and the authors of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists chapter on China acknowledged the opacity of the PLARF: "Analyzing and estimating China's nuclear forces is a challenging endeavor, particularly given the relative lack of state-originating data and the tight control of messaging surrounding the country's nuclear arsenal and doctrine." Beijing has never officially revealed warhead numbers, and its opacity regarding its nuclear capability is legendary.

With intermediate deadlines, wolf? >> orrin, this report comes in the middle of heightened tensions between china and taiwan. is there concern over china's plans for this expanded arsenal? >> absolutely. china in the past has stated for decades now that it wants a lean and effective nuclear stockpile, but obviously, 1,000 nukes would be well beyond that. it also puts into question the stated no-use policy with some exceptions to that where there would be a first-use policy and there are other warning signs, as well. a report from the federation of american scientists says china is building out...

Construction at several suspected silo fields in china, that could eventually launch nuclear weapons. all of this as the country is also significantly bolstering its military capabilities. cnn's kylie atwood with us on this. okay, tell us what these pictures are showing that have american officials so alarmed. >> yes, so basically we knew that there are now about three missile silo fields in china. and these missile silo fields could be used eventually to launch nuclear weapons. that's why they're so concerning, the fact that china is building these up. with these images showing us, they're co...

Scale that they are conducting this effort. this is not just one missile silo field. it is three of them. this is not just 100 missile silos, it is about 300 of them. and they're working on all of them in tandem. so we should note that u.s. strategic commend tweeted earlier this year when one of these missile silo fields was discovered noting that the world was just learning about, quote, this growing threat and the veil of secrecy that surrounds it. china hasn't said a whole lot. we asked the chinese government for comment on these new images. they haven't yet said anything. we should note it...